Biggins

2 months back on my birthday I had posted a few pictures of a few large canisters that I was entertaining myself with for the weekend.

2 months later… a few of these canisters are fresh out of the kiln… Fortunately they seem to have been already claimed… one is for a local fundraiser…

The other canister seems to have been claimed by Nico (my resident shaved monkey of a six year old) she gave it a big huge wet lick to lay an arguable claim to it. She and her brother already are planning wishes to fill it on Halloween this fall.
That’s what it’s for!

From Doh to Oh

If all my weeks that started out kind'a in the dump, worked out like this, I'd be a pretty mellow guy. The the week started with bad glazing decisions on a whole kiln load. Mental note... I've learned the sieve and resieve all glazes that I plan on using for a firring, No exceptions!

In the end it turned out rather well all and all. I only lost 3 out of 33 pieces, and those lost 3 will happily find their way into the Kitchen cabinet, we seem to be coming up short again. A few always seem to disappear at the MadHatters Tea down at the corner coffee shop.

Here's a quick peek at 4 from last nights load. I've got another 30 plus going through tomorrow night. It's a been good week... knock knock knock.

I love how this ribbed form has been developeing over the course of the year.
I'm a bit taken aback when I realize that it was January that I started experimenting with not only the ribbed and swollen forms, but the crawling glaze too.

I guess there's a lot to be said for jumping off the cliff.
For better or worse,
It definitely instigates change.

Line em Up

I'm so excited!

There's a few good handfuls of silver that came out of the studio this week. It's not like opening a kiln where I'm dying to see what happened while I wasn't looking... the excitement comes from watching peoples reactions when they put on my work. There's a private thrill wearing a piece with heft. The weight plays well with the kinetic movement of the body and feels goooood.

Here's the next 4 uploads...

More to come...

Ahhhh, Bout Time...

Whew! the end of a long long week. My chapped fingers are finally getting to begin listing new works again. I'll tell you... sometimes a month in the studio seems like forever.

These are really really nice! There are more right behide these too!